Tool-assisted movies (403)

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32X The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire by Aqfaq & mmbossman in 06:45.48

Published on 7/6/2011
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire, one of the last games to be released on the ill-fated 32X, follows our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man's battle with the evil forces of the neo-Nazi organization H.Y.D.R.A.
This is an improvement of 00:24.58 seconds over the previous run due primarily to a new glitch allowing Spidey to pass through walls.
You can see this movie played back on an actual Genesis here!
Obsoletes:
32X The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire by mmbossman in 07:10.07
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Game:
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire
Genres:
Action
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
Gens 11b

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A2600 Dragster by MrWint, Omnigamer in 00:08.39

Published on 3/30/2018
Dragster, released in 1980 for the Atari 2600, is the first video game developed by Activision. It was programmed by David Crane, who later wrote Pitfall! The object of the game is to either beat the player's opponent across the screen, or to race against the clock for best time, depending on the settings used.
The game is well known as having the first console speedrun with the world record of 5.51 by Todd Rogers in 1982 according to Twin Galaxies. This record is known as the oldest, unbeaten world record in all of speedrunning.
MrWint & Omnigamer decided to try and match the elusive 5.51, and disassembled the entire game looking for how the 5.51 was achieved. After conducting their research, they found that the long sought 5.51 was outright impossible to achieve within the internal conditions of the game. After lots of flamewars, the now infamous Todd Rogers's record has been taken down, leading to his ban from Twin Galaxies.
This run achieves the fastest possible time of 5.57 on player two while also maximizing the distance, with player one completing the track in the lowest amount of input frames. It also improves the predecessor movie by 00:00.10 seconds, which translates to 00:00.02 seconds if you discard emulation differences. The improvement comes from the fact that the game processes the second player first, so he's the one taking the lead this time.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
A2600 Dragster by Omnigamer in 00:08.49
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Game:
Dragster
Genres:
Racing
Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
2 Players
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.2

[Console-verified]

FDS Otocky by dwangoAC in 17:52.02

Published on 7/24/2010
Otocky was created by Toshio Iwai in 1987 and was only released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System. It is best described as a musical side-scrolling shoot 'em up where the primary weapon is a ball which, when fired in one of eight directions, plays different musical notes on the primary instrument quantized to the beat of the background music.
Needless to say, when such a weapon is put into the hands of a tool-assisted speedrunner, you might just find yourself humming along to the end result.
This run was console verified using micro500's TASLink replay device (with 1 frame per latch poll).
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Game:
Otocky
Genres:
Shooter
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
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Emulator Replay:
FCEUX 2.1.3

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FDS Super Mario Bros. "-3 stage ending" by HappyLee in 02:44.61

Published on 10/23/2009
This game is Super Mario Bros., the original, but on the Famicom Disk System. It is much similar to the ROM version of the game, except for one minor difference that is demonstrated here.
The -1 stage is completely different. In the NES and Unisystem versions, the -1 stage repeats infinitely and cannot be completed, but in FDS, it can be completed, and then come -2 and -3.
The -3 stage in FDS is a castle level, and completing it ends the game, even though it says "princess is in another castle". The princess is not seen in the ending, but she is sighted twice in the -1 stage, as shown in this movie.
This movie is 84 frames faster than the previous one due to the use of a "cheap trick".
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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FDS Super Mario Bros. "-3 stage ending" by HappyLee in 02:46.30
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Game:
Super Mario Bros.
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Super Mario Bros. (1985)(Nintendo).fds
Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
FCEUX 2.2.3

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FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Luigi" by HappyLee & KFCMARIO in 08:13.77

Published on 12/13/2012
This is a TAS of the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, a.k.a. 'The Lost Levels', using Mario's brother Luigi. He jumps higher than Mario, but acts slower in many ways. However, the movie is in no way worse than the Mario version - some new creative solutions have been found.
This movie uses warps. For a warpless version, see [4389] SNES Super Mario All-Stars: The Lost Levels "warpless, Luigi" by DaSmileKat in 34:45.63.
This is an 110 frame improvement over the previous movie by Phil.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Luigi" by Phil in 08:16.42
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Game:
Super Mario Bros. 2
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) (En).fds
Tags:
Uses a suboptimal character
Uses warps
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
FCEUX (from FCEU 0.98.28)

[Console-verified]

FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Mario" by HappyLee in 08:04.83

Published on 3/11/2017
Mario has eaten too many poisonous mushrooms and as a result, decided to go on a furious killing spree. In this berserker state he has also gained the new secret ability to walk through walls at will.
Wondering how some tricks work? Information is available at Super Mario Bros. Tricks page.
This movie is 27 frames faster than the previous version due to new improvements in 1-2 and 8-4.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
This is the real Super Mario Bros 2. It was never officially released in the USA and Europe. It was later ported to SNES, and released as "Lost Levels" on Super Mario All-stars, which we have a warpless Mario run of.
FDS means Famicom Disk System. It was a Japanese disk-unit version of the NES.
Obsoletes:
FDS Super Mario Bros. 2 "warps, Mario" by HappyLee in 08:05.28
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Game:
Super Mario Bros. 2
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Uses warps
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
FCEUX 2.2.1

[Console-verified]

GB Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure by ventuz & Alyosha in 03:25.33

Published on 8/29/2022
Altered Space is an isometric platformer similar to Solstice for the NES where you play as Humphrey, a brave astronaut. The goal is simply to escape the spaceship without running out of air, which is lost over time or if you get hit. There are items that can be used to stun enemies as well, but aren't seen in this run due to the time it takes to open the item menu.
ventuz and Alyosha improve the previous TAS by about 2 seconds after accounting for emulation differences, thanks to better optimisation.
Watch this TAS played on a Game Boy Player (via Game Boy Interface) right here.
Obsoletes:
GB Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure by ventuz in 03:24.26
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Game:
Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Game Version:
Altered Space - A 3-D Alien Adventure (USA).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses warps
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GB Avenging Spirit "best ending" by EZGames69, WarHippy in 08:08.25

Published on 12/6/2020
In this port of an arcade game, the eponymous avenging spirit has been summoned by his girlfriend's father to rescue her from a crime syndicate holding her hostage.
As a ghost, the protagonist has the ability to possess enemies with a selection of different abilities, but that's rarely seen in this run.
In order to pull off the rescue, three keys are needed; these are retrieved in this run so as to obtain the best possible ending.
EZGames69 and WarHippy improve the previous TAS by 1612 frames (if emulation differences are not accounted for), thanks to better strategies and optimization.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
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GB Avenging Spirit "best ending" by Mukki in 08:29.18
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Game:
Avenging Spirit
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Best ending
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.2

[Console-verified]

GB Batman: Return of the Joker by adelikat & Alyosha in 03:44.69

Published on 11/3/2020
Batman returns to stop the Joker's latest insane criminal plot once again, 00:03.55 seconds faster than the last time! (See this submission's movie discussion for more explanation, though, of why the final time appears to be slower in this movie.)
This game is one of those grappling hook games, with which Batman can just swing through areas quickly. Different strategies for level 2 and a more optimized fight with the Joker contribute to this submission's improvement.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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GB Batman: Return of the Joker by adelikat in 03:41.13
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Game:
Batman: Return of the Joker
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.2

[Console-verified]

GB Battletoads by Lobsterzelda in 08:52.29

Published on 2/15/2020
Battletoads is a classic video game by Rare for the NES, but different versions of the game were also made for many other systems, such as the Genesis and the Game Boy. All of these games are known for their comical animation style (such as gigantic fists and boots when the toads attack) and their high difficulty, essentially requiring the player to memorize the upcoming dangers to react fast enough to survive.
In this version, the player plays as the Battletoad Zitz on a quest to rescue the other two Toads, Rash and Pimple, from the Dark Queen. This game has only 9 stages, as opposed to 12 in the NES version. However, unlike the NES version of the game, there are no warps, and there is no two-player option. There are also fewer time-saving glitches. That doesn't stop Lobsterzelda, though, from beating up tons of enemies and completing the game very quickly.
In this run, Lobsterzelda improves the predecessor movie by 01:09.37 minutes by using a new skip and tighter optimization.
For more Battletoads madness, you can also see our movies of the NES version.
You can watch the console-verification of this movie here.
Obsoletes:
GB Battletoads by Cardboard in 09:59.73
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Game:
Battletoads
Genres:
Fighting
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3.3

[Console-verified]

GB Black Castle by CasualPokePlayer in 07:33.10

Published on 6/5/2021
Black Castle is a homebrew game by User0x7f inspired by Castlevania and Fortress of Fear. There are 4 weapons for the player to use to fight through 4 levels of sidescroller platforming, each ending with a boss fight.
CasualPokePlayer uses the mace weapon and a bit of lag reduction to clear the castle's 4 levels in record time.
You can watch the complete run played back on console.
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Game:
Black Castle
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Homebrew
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.1

[Console-verified]

GB Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World by MattyXB & Alyosha in 38:35.25

Published on 9/7/2021
Boomer must traverse the 8-story Tower of Zoozoon to defeat the dark lord Zoozoon himself. By digging, trapping enemies, and finding useful items such as keys and roller skates, he can regain control of ASMIK World from the clutches of the evil Zoozoon.
This is an improvement of 00:49.66 seconds compared to the previous publication thanks to better optimization.
This TAS has been console verified, you can watch the playback here
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GB Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World by MattyXB in 39:14.17
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Game:
Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World
Genres:
Puzzle
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.2

[Console-verified]

GB Bubble Ghost by MUGG in 04:44.22

Published on 9/10/2016
Bubble Ghost, a game ported to many platforms, has the player, as a ghost, guide a bubble through a house by blowing at it; if the bubble hits anything at all it pops and the player loses a life. If that sounds difficult, well, it is - but that doesn't stop this run from making it look easy.
This movie appears to be slower than the previous publication; however, this is due to more accurate emulation. It is in fact faster by around 25.3 seconds than the previous publication, thanks to a new trick and better optimisation in many places. Please read the author's comments for more details.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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GB Bubble Ghost by MUGG in 04:41.07
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Game:
Bubble Ghost
Genres:
Action
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Uses warps
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.11.6

[Console-verified]

GB Catrap by MattyXB, Alyosha in 57:17.61

Published on 5/30/2021
Catrap is a platform/puzzle game where a boy and girl work through a series of 100 puzzles. This breaks a curse and returns them to human form. Completing each level involves climbing ladders and moving blocks so that each enemy can be defeated. A rewind function is present for trail+error attempts to get to the solutions. But that feature isn't needed here.
This run makes clever use of the switch mechanics. Switch can't be used immediately after defeating an enemy, so other actions are performed while the enemy falls off the screen. Attacking from the ladder is slightly faster, the author uses this and other similar tricks to help save time.
This is an improvement of 02:23.32 minutes if BIOS time is factored out.
You can watch this TAS being played on real hardware here
Obsoletes:
GB Catrap by MattyXB in 59:21.57
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Game:
Catrap
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.1

[Console-verified]

GB Cherry Rescue! by Cephla, Alyosha & CasualPokePlayer in 03:21.82

Published on 7/7/2022
Cherry Rescue! is a homebrew platforming game about a walking cherry named Barry rescuing his sister Mary from the clutches of a mysterious bird chef. The game has six levels of forests, cities, and construction sites that Barry must venture through in his journey.
Cephla, Alyosha, and CasualPokePlayer save 2.78 seconds over the previous run thanks to much tighter optimization.
You can play the game here.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB Cherry Rescue! by Cephla & Alyosha in 03:24.36
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Game:
Cherry Rescue!
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
Cherry Rescue! v1.0.gb
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GB Cosmo Tank by tool23 & Alyosha in 22:23.79

Published on 11/5/2022
Cosmo Tank is a space tank battle game. You're the commander of the tank "Tiger Alpha-1", and your mission is to fight on land and in space against the Master Insect and his minions. The game features both top-down levels and first person levels in which you can freely move around in all directions. Settings feature both open outdoor environments, caves and space. Slowly upgrade your cannon and armor as you progress for more firepower and the ability to sustain more hits.
Alyosha improves on tool23's run by nearly 2 minutes by properly upgrading the laser weapon, better RNG manipulation, and better optimization.
You can watch this run being played on a real console here.
Obsoletes:
GB Cosmo Tank by tool23 in 24:22.63
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Game:
Cosmo Tank
Genres:
Shooter
Game Version:
Cosmo Tank (USA).gb
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GB Daedalian Opus by Jigwally in 10:30.63

Published on 7/28/2021
Daedalian Opus is an early puzzle game for the Game Boy where the player must solve jigsaw puzzles with pentominoes (5-block shapes instead of the familiar 4-block tetromino). The player is awarded new pieces to use periodically to help with the more complex later levels.
Jigwally solves this game's puzzles with custom software that employs the Dancing Links algorithm to find exact covers (solutions) for each jigsaw. The author analyzed and chose the overall fastest solution for each puzzle, and completed the game in record time.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Daedalian Opus
Genres:
Puzzle
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.1

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GB Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou by Alyosha in 12:27.23

Published on 2/11/2021
Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou is a Game Boy platformer with some very impressive graphics and a variety of gameplay mechanics. This time around, the titular character Gen has to save his girlfriend from a vile robot army.
Alyosha defeats said army in record time.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
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Game:
Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6

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GB Donkey Kong by DrD2k9 in 54:15.44

First edition TAS of 2020 Gameboy TAS of 2020
Published on 8/2/2020
This version of Donkey Kong (informally known as Donkey Kong '94, due to its 1994 release date) follows the same premise as the original game from the 1980s, in that Mario is tasked with rescuing Pauline from the eponymous Donkey Kong.
Besides adding over 90 additional stages to the original 4 stages, this release also introduces many new game-play mechanics which both help and hinder Mario from reaching his goal. Some of these new elements are patterned off concepts from other Mario games including Donkey Kong Jr., SMB, SMB 2 (USA), and SMB 3.
DrD2k9 throws barrels at DK and rescues Pauline in record time.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
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Game:
Donkey Kong
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Tags:
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

[Console-verified]

GB Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins by CasualPokePlayer in 16:50.26

Published on 10/23/2020
Gargoyle's Quest is another platform game made by Capcom, where you play as Firebrand, a gargoyle predestined to become the Red Blaze and take down King Breager.
This run beats the branch without zipping by 5:48.46 minutes.
This movie can be watched running on real console hardware here.
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GB Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins "no zips" by Jigwally in 22:38.72
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Game:
Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts'n Goblins
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.1

[Console-verified]

GB Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company by Alyosha in 16:40.49

Published on 2/7/2021
Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company is the sequel to Hammerin' Harry. This episode has Harry fighting more than just workers. He has to defeat an army of ghosts in a series of environments, including a construction site, a sewer, an airship, a jungle, and finally, the headquarters where he meets the evil ghost building machine.
Alyosha defeats said machine in record time.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
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Game:
Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6

[Console-verified]

GB Ice Cream Castle by LoganTheTASer in 00:11.56

Published on 12/17/2023
Ice Cream Castle is a single-level homebrew platformer for the Game Boy that was originally made as a PICO-8 game. It was the author's first attempt at creating a game for the Game Boy with the 6502 assembly programming language. As the title implies, you navigate through a small ice cream castle so you can reunite with your ice cream cone lover at the top.
LoganTheTASer in this run completes this very short game in record time.
You can get the game here.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Ice Cream Castle
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
icecreamcastle.gb
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

[Console-verified]

GB Kirby's Dream Land by MUGG & Alyosha in 09:01.64

Published on 12/6/2022
There's trouble in Dream Land! The self-appointed King Dedede has stolen all of his subjects' food for a midnight feast. Kirby, a resident of Dream Land, bravely sets out to stop the gluttonous penguin and recover the food.
This first game in the Kirby series predates Kirby's ability to absorb enemy powers. He goes on to gain that ability in the second game in the series.
This run takes more real-time than the previous publication due to improvements in emulator accuracy; the gameplay difference is a roughly 2 second improvement. This run also uses the 'Extra Game' password (up+select+A at title screen), which makes the enemies and bosses much more aggressive and damaging than usual.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB Kirby's Dream Land by MUGG in 08:44.65
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Game:
Kirby's Dream Land
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Kirby's Dream Land
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GB Kirby's Pinball Land by pirohiko in 01:55.98

Published on 6/26/2008
Kirby is a little round thing, and like Sonic, makes for an excellent pinball. Kirby must navigate through three boards to defeat his usual foes by knocking into them repeatedly, with the help of traditional pinball flippers.
This movie skips most of the normal pinball aspects of the game and goes right to the bosses. Clever luck manipulation is used to position them perfectly for optimal damage from Kirby.
A resync of this movie has been console verified using GBI.
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Game:
Kirby's Pinball Land
Genres:
Action
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v19.3

[Console-verified]

GB Kwirk "Going Up?" by Nitrodon, ZenicReverie, CyberShadow, Sand, Alyosha & Deadcode in 15:15.89

Published on 3/7/2024
Kwirk, known in Japan as Puzzle Boy (パズルボーイ), is a puzzle game that was developed by Atlus. The goal of each level is to get hip tomato Kwirk (a walking potato called Spud in the Japanese version) to the stairs so he can find his missing girlfriend. Each room contains obstacles such as movable blocks, rotating turnstiles, and holes that have to be filled in with blocks in order cross.
This movie improves on the previous "Going Up?" run by 30 seconds by switching to "Bird's Eye View" mode, reducing lag, and making use of a brute force program to find the most optimal solutions for each level. For more details on the setup and hardware used, you can read the author's notes.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB Kwirk "Going Up?" by Nitrodon, ZenicReverie, Alyosha in 15:46.03
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Game:
Kwirk
Genres:
Puzzle
Game Version:
Kwirk - He's A-maze-ing! (USA, Europe).gb
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

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GB Mega Man II by Tremane & Noxxa in 16:58.79

Published on 12/15/2018
This time Wily is back, or actually forwards – in time that is; where he plans to destroy the future and bring back technology to destroy the past. Join Mega Man as he too travels to the future to prevent Wily and face his greatest enemy yet.
This run has fewer major glitches than some other Mega Man runs on this site, but it still has the same classic action, and it pulls off some very unlikely maneuvers that are enjoyable to watch.
Tremane & Noxxa beat the previous record by 00:16.96 seconds, mostly due to improved RNG and strategy changes.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
Obsoletes:
GB Mega Man II by Tremane & willwc in 17:15.75
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Game:
Mega Man II
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Mega Man II (Europe).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.1

[Console-verified]

GB Mega Man III by Tremane & Noxxa in 23:08.79

Published on 9/3/2016
Mega Man III, known as Rockman World 3 (ロックマンワールド３) in Japan, is the third Mega Man game for Game Boy, released in December 1992. The game continues the quest of the protagonist, Mega Man, in a never-ending struggle with his long-time nemesis, Dr. Wily. As with previous Game Boy releases, the game incorporates gameplay elements and bosses from two sequential Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games: Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 4.
For those of you who enjoy listening to the music, the background music in this one is quite good, and the sound quality is much better than previous Mega Man games for the system.
This is an improvement to the predecessor movie by 265 frames, which translates to 225 frames if you only count actual gameplay. This is the result of difference in loading times between VBA and BizHawk.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB Mega Man III by Bag of Magic Food in 23:02.10
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Game:
Mega Man III
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Rockman World 3 (Japan).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.11.4

[Console-verified]

GB Mega Man IV by Tremane in 34:55.45

Published on 2/1/2017
Mega Man IV, known as Rockman World 4 (ロックマンワールド4) in Japan, is the fourth installment of the Mega Man handheld series. The game continues the quest of the protagonist, Mega Man, in a never-ending struggle with his arch-nemesis, Dr. Wily. As with previous Game Boy releases, the game incorporates gameplay elements and bosses from two sequential Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games: Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5.
This is an improvement to the predecessor movie by 00:57.90 seconds.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB Mega Man IV by Tremane, willwc in 35:53.26
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Game:
Mega Man IV
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Rockman World 4 (Japan).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.11.4

[Console-verified]

GB Mega Man V by Tremane & Noxxa in 39:21.26

Published on 12/19/2017
This is the final installment of classic Mega Man games on the Game Boy, and the first Super Game Boy Mega Man game. Unlike the four earlier Game Boy games which copied a lot from their NES counterparts, Mega Man V has all new enemies and bosses: you fight the Stardroids, robots from outer space named after the planets of the solar system (note that Pluto was considered a planet at the time). Unlike every other classic Mega Man game, Dr. Wily is not the final boss and our hero uses the Mega Arm instead of the Mega Buster.
Tremane and Noxxa improve the previous movie by 41.83 seconds, thanks to overall better lag management, sub-pixel optimisation, as well as new tricks and strategy changes.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
SGB Mega Man V by Noxxa in 40:03.09
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Game:
Mega Man V
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Rockman World 5 (Japan) (SGB Enhanced).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.1

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GB Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge by Tremane & Noxxa in 16:58.11

Published on 5/2/2020
This game, also known as Rockman World (ロックマンワールド), is the first of a GB series of Mega Man games.
The Game Boy series is a little different from the NES series in that there are only four Robot Masters to fight at the start. Those four are borrowed from the NES game of the same number, while four more Robot Masters from the next NES game guard Dr. Wily’s fortress. Game Boy Wily also likes to have a backup fortress in space after his first one is beaten. Another recurring concept in the Game Boy games is a ninth robot boss unique to the game who gives you a new weapon that is usually the only weapon effective against the final boss.
The authors, Tremane and Noxxa, improved the previous movie by 1.59 seconds (disregarding the GBC bootup), thanks to better optimisation and lag reduction.
See this movie played on a console via Game Boy Interface.
Obsoletes:
GB Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge by Noxxa & Tremane in 16:56.52
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Game:
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Rockman World (Japan).gb
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4

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GB Mickey's Dangerous Chase by EZGames69 & Memory in 11:41.78

Published on 6/13/2020
Mickey's Dangerous Chase is a simple platformer for the Game Boy. You can play as either Mickey or Minnie and the goal is to get back a present that Pete stole. The character can walk, jump, and pickup blocks and throw them. It heavily resembles Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers for the NES except with some autoscrollers with vehicles.
This run is 174 frames faster than the previous movie. The time appears longer due to more accurate loading emulation.
See this movie played on a real Game Boy Player (with Game Boy Interface).
Obsoletes:
GB Mickey's Dangerous Chase by EZGames69 & Memory in 11:37.07
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Game:
Mickey's Dangerous Chase
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

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GB Mouse Trap Hotel by fsvgm777 in 23:15.81

Published on 11/12/2020
Mouse Trap Hotel is a Game Boy game developed by Imagineering (Who are known for the fantastic title: Bart vs. the Space Mutants) and published by Electro Brain/Milton Bradley in 1992.
The story's premise follows a mouse named Maxie who's visiting a hotel to meet up with his girlfriend. There's one small catch. The hotel is littered with mouse traps.
With some basic edits, this movie has been resynced in GBC-in-GBA mode and played back on real console: watch the video here.
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Game:
Mouse Trap Hotel
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

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GB Operation C by adelikat & Alyosha in 11:00.73

Published on 11/28/2022
The bare-chested alien crushing ultra macho hero is back, and he's portable this time!
This Contra game combines elements from the original Contra and Super C while adding some elements into one action packed game. Watch our hero cruise through 5 levels of steadily increasing difficulty yet still crushing those aliens in record time.
This movie is approximately a 23 frame improvement over the previous publication. This current movie is longer due to more accurate emulation compared to VBA-rr.
This TAS has been console verified.
Obsoletes:
GB Operation C by adelikat in 10:53.35
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Game:
Operation C
Genres:
Platformer
Shooter
Game Version:
Operation C
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

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GB Pokémon: Red Version "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" by luckytyphlosion & CasualPokePlayer in 11:18.97

Published on 5/29/2021
Pokémon: Red Version is part of the first generation of games within its famous series, known for having a very large number of beneficial glitches. In fact, the game can be completed in less than one minute of in-game time by save data corruption as shown by this run, and it can be completed in around 10 minutes using a more "conventional" glitch, as shown by this run. These runs break the game, and avoid much of the gameplay intended by the developers.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console with additional author commentary.
Obsoletes:
GB Pokémon: Blue Version "Gotta Catch 'Em All!" by luckytyphlosion in 37:55.33
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Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG
Game Version:
Pokemon - Red Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced)
Tags:
100% completion
Major skip glitch
Final boss skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Corrupts save data
Corrupts memory
Heavy luck manipulation
Heavy resource management
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

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GB Pokémon: Blue Version by MrWint in 1:28:28.80

Published on 8/14/2021
Pokémon is a phenomenon that made itself very famous in a short time a few years ago. Pokémon Blue is part of the first generation of the games of that series that were made.
Up until this day, thousands of Pokémon fans have analyzed the games, finding out the exact formulae of how each battle situation in these games works out, how experience and levels and everything works, and what are the most effective ways to battle.
You can watch the complete run played back on console.
Obsoletes:
GB Pokémon: Blue Version by TiKevin83 in 1:29:35.61
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Game:
Pokémon: Red/Green/Blue/Yellow Version
Genres:
RPG
Game Version:
Pokemon - Blue Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced)
Tags:
Forgoes warps
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes final boss skip glitch
Forgoes save data corruption
Foregoes memory corruption
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.2

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GB Prehistorik Man by CasualPokePlayer & WarHippy in 12:44.57

Published on 2/3/2021
Prehistorik Man (not to be confused with the game of the same name on the SNES, which is the sequel) was a platform game for the Game Boy, made by Titus Interactive. This game is actually a port of Prehistorik 2, which was made for MS-DOS and Amstrad CPC. Even with the major cuts out from the original PC game, Prehistorik Man seems to still be a rather faithful port, and pulled off some very interesting technical feats for the Game Boy.
CasualPokePlayer and WarHippy complete the game in record time.
See this run played back on the Game Boy Player (using Game Boy Interface) here.
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Game:
Prehistorik Man
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Uses warps
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6

[Console-verified]

GB Solomon's Club by ninespaces in 22:28.02

Published on 7/6/2021
Solomon’s Club is a puzzle platform game with an old clumsy magician who has the power of creating and destroying platforms. And through that power, he saves the world. It is also the Game Boy port of the NES game Solomon's Key.
ninespaces completes all puzzles in record time.
You can watch the complete run played back on console.
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Game:
Solomon's Club
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Tags:
Best ending
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
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Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.2

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GB Super Mario Land by MUGG in 12:08.75

Published on 8/19/2012
Aside from Tetris, Super Mario Land is probably the most well-known cartridge for the original Game Boy. It features a marked departure from traditional Mario enemies and themes, including Sphinxes, seahorses, fists emerging from pipes, Egyptian-themed levels, Chinese-themed levels and UFO-themed levels.
This publication improves on the previous one by 00:04.33 seconds from a new trick that allows Mario to warp around the screen on auto-scrolling levels as well as a new strategy used to end the mandatory bonus game after each world quicker.
If you enjoyed this movie, be sure to see hard mode.
A resync of the TAS has been console verified
Obsoletes:
GB Super Mario Land by MUGG in 12:13.08
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Game:
Super Mario Land
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v24

[Console-verified]

GB Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan by Alyosha in 11:50.56

Published on 11/1/2021
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan is the Turtles' first Game Boy game and is based on the 1987 animated TV series. The Turtles must battle against Krang and Shredder, and save April O'Neil while they're at it.
The game is a platformer with a neat player death mechanic where the player takes control of a new Turtle each time they lose a life, and can regain Turtles (lives) by collecting pizza.
Alyosha speeds up the Turtles' mission by mitigating as much of the game's copious lag as possible.
This run can be seen played back on real console hardware here.
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Game:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.3

[Console-verified]

GB The Adventures of Pinocchio by CasualPokePlayer in 06:51.50

Published on 4/12/2023
The Adventures of Pinocchio is an unreleased puzzle platformer by Bit Managers. Pinocchio goes on a journey to save his master, Geppetto, from the whale.
CasualPokePlayer improves the previous TAS by 52.21 seconds, thanks to better optimisation.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GB The Adventures of Pinocchio by Baruch in 07:43.71
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Game:
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Prerelease
Game Version:
Adventures of Pinocchio, The (USA) (Proto).gb
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
Bizhawk 2.4.2

[Console-verified]

GB The Bouncing Ball by KiwiCracker, brunovalads, Alyosha in 08:20.91

Published on 12/5/2020
The Bouncing Ball is a homebrew Gameboy game made by HuCABBAGE for the 4th annual GBJam (2015).
In this neat little platformer with no music, thus only sound effects, you are in control of a little ball, which is constantly bouncing around. Your goal is to bounce through all the 50 unique levels by collecting every heart you can find on your way.
The authors improve the previous movie by 00:03.05 seconds.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
Obsoletes:
GB The Bouncing Ball by KiwiCracker, brunovalads in 08:23.96
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Game:
The Bouncing Ball
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Homebrew
Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

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GB The Final Fantasy Legend by Darkman425 in 35:57.10

Published on 12/25/2021
The Final Fantasy Legend, also known as Makai Toushi SaGa in Japan, is a Game Boy RPG. It is the first entry in the long running SaGa series and has a lot of strange and esoteric mechanics. You can form a team of up to four party members consisting of humans, mutants, and monsters. Each character type gets stronger by wildly different means.
Darkman425 completes the game in record time by getting the 4 spheres and defeating Ashura and the Creator. Please read the author's comments for more details.
We also have a movie that uses a warp glitch that skips the vast majority of the game.
You can watch this movie being played back on real console here.
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Game:
The Final Fantasy Legend
Genres:
RPG
Game Version:
Final Fantasy Legend, The (USA).gb
Tags:
Forgoes major skip glitch
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.3

[Console-verified]

GB The Humans "Hard mode" by artbreeder in 30:11.06

Published on 12/22/2020
The Humans is a kind of a crossbreed between Lemmings and The Lost Vikings. Its gameplay consists of manipulating a number of humans with unique abilities to overcome obstacles (such as dinosaurs or Neanderthals) in order to bring a human to an exit point.
artbreeder employs a number of glitches, particularly one that allows humans to pass through solid walls, to complete the game's hard difficulty mode in record time.
You can watch the console verification of this movie here. For more Humans action, check out the run of the Genesis version.
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Game:
The Humans
Genres:
Puzzle
Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.5.2

[Console-verified]

GB Tower of Hanoi "all puzzles" by FractalFusion in 00:51.90

Published on 12/14/2022
Tower of Hanoi is a puzzle game that dates back to 1883 at the very least when French mathematician Édouard Lucas brought the game to the West. With three rods and a tower of discs on a rod at one end, the goal of the game is to get all of the discs to the rod at the other end while following these rules: 1.) Only one disk may be moved at a time, which then has to be placed on top of another stack or on an empty rod, 2.) No disk may be placed on top of a disk that is smaller than it.
For this run, FractalFusion plays a homebrew port of Tower of Hanoi for the Game Boy and completes all the puzzles it has to offer in record time. In this version of the game, the tower can be moved in its entirety to either section in the foreground.
You can get the game here.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Tower of Hanoi
Genres:
Puzzle
Homebrew
Game Version:
hanoi.gb
Tags:
100% completion
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified] [Star]

GB Trip World by MUGG in 05:10.91

Published on 9/28/2015
Trip World (1992) is an aptly named game developed by Sunsoft, a video game company you might know from titles like Gimmick!, Ufouria and Journey to Silius.
It follows a rabbit-like creature called Yacopu on his quest to retrieve the Maita Flower and return peace to the hearts of the people. Along the way he gains abilities like turning into a ball and a big, scary Godzilla-like rabbit.
MUGG's latest improvement is now about 30 seconds faster than the previous version, thanks to new glitches, new routes and better optimization.
You can watch the complete run being played back on a console.
Obsoletes:
GB Trip World by MUGG in 05:40.05
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Game:
Trip World
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Major skip glitch
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v24 svn391

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GB Tsuri Sensei by CasualPokePlayer in 03:46.32

Published on 10/26/2021
Tsuri Sensei is a River King-styled fishing game in which the player competes in a tournament to catch the biggest fish and score the most points.
CasualPokePlayer wins the fishing tournament in record time by buying the most expensive bait and catching the winning fish in a single attempt.
This movie can be watched running on real console hardware here.
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Game:
Tsuri Sensei
Genres:
RPG
Sport
Tags:
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.3

[Console-verified]

GB Zen: Intergalactic Ninja by EZGames69 in 14:15.80

Published on 5/5/2020
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja is a game made by Konami in 1992 for the Game Boy. In it, the titular character has to stop the main villain, Lord Contaminous from harming the Earth's ecological environment.
EZGames69 defeats Lord Contaminous and saves the planet in record time.
We also have a TAS of the NES version.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.1

[Console-verified]

GBA Anarchaeologist by Alyosha & Cephla in 00:31.19

Published on 8/22/2023
Anarchaeologist is a short homebrew puzzle platformer for the Game Boy Advance about a treasure hunter named Archie Logist who's off to find plunder treasure from ancient pyramids. Help Archie get through the pyramids with his trusty revolver and unlock doors and break through blocks so he can get to the treasure he so dearly desires.
Here, Alyosha and Cephla improve on the previous run by 2.08 seconds thanks to tighter optimization and faster strategies.
You can get the game here.
You can also watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GBA Anarchaeologist by Cephla in 00:33.27
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Game:
Anarchaeologist
Genres:
Platformer
Puzzle
Homebrew
Game Version:
Anarchaeologist.gba
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v1.6.1

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GBA Anguna: Warriors of Virtue by Alyosha in 13:04.98

Published on 9/1/2023
Anguna: Warriors of Virtue is an action-adventure homebrew game that was developed in 2008 for the Game Boy Advance. It would later see a port for the Nintendo DS and spinoffs created for the Atari 2600 and NES. Taking influence from The Legend of Zelda and other fantasy stories, you play as an unnamed protagonist that got themselves captured by the enemy while on a journey to defeat the dragon, leader of the monsters. You must now continue where you left off with the sword and unlocked door the monsters thoughtfully left for you.
In this run, Alyosha saves the lands from the dragon in record time with some odd glitching and RNG manipulation to get around quicker and with less hassle and a few moments of dying to cut down on travel time.
You can get the game here.
You can also watch this run played back on a real console here.
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Game:
Anguna: Warriors of Virtue
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Homebrew
Game Version:
anguna.gba
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v1.6

[Console-verified]

GBA Candy Land by Winslinator in 01:11.69

Published on 4/19/2024
Candy Land is a children's board game where players need to draw a card and move to the space indicated. The first player to reach the goal wins the game.
Winslinator reaches the goal in record time.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Candy Land
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
3 Game Pack! - Candy Land + Chutes and Ladders + Original Memory Game (USA).gba
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

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GBA Chutes and Ladders by Winslinator in 01:12.50

Published on 4/20/2024
Chutes and Ladders is a children's board game based on Snakes and Ladders. In this, players flick a spinner (or a die, depending on the version played) and move the number of spaces indicated. If they land at the foot of a ladder, they climb it up and move several spaces ahead; however, if they land at the top of a chute, they slide it down and move several spaces back.
Winslinator reaches the goal in record time.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Chutes and Ladders
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
3 Game Pack! - Candy Land + Chutes and Ladders + Original Memory Game (USA).gba
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

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GBA Coin Fall by Cephla & Alyosha in 00:55.13

Published on 7/18/2023
Coin Fall is a homebrew game made by 3DSage for GBA Jam 2022. Inspired by Fall Guys, the player guides a coin through four obstacle-filled courses.
Cephla and Alyosha improve the previous movie by 0.04 seconds, thanks to better optimization.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GBA Coin Fall by Cephla in 00:55.17
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Game:
Coin Fall
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
Coin_Fall_jam.gba
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v1.5

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GBA Connect Four "Hard Game" by Alyosha in 00:28.70

Published on 11/26/2023
Connect Four is a board game played by many people in many countries across all ages. The rules are simple: Each player takes turns dropping chips down a grid. Whoever can make a row of four connecting chips either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins the game. Like with Perfection and many other board games, it has received ports to many video game consoles.
Alyosha improves the previous TAS by 2.53 seconds, thanks to a better winning strategy.
Watch this movie played back on a Game Boy Player right here.
Obsoletes:
GBA Connect Four "Hard Game" by Winslinator in 00:31.23
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Game:
Connect Four
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
Three-in-One Pack - Connect Four + Perfection + Trouble (USA).gba
Tags:
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.0.2

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GBA Connect Four "Normal Game" by Tompa, Alyosha & Winslinator in 00:24.65

Published on 11/27/2023
Connect Four is a board game played by many people in many countries across all ages. The rules are simple: Each player takes turns dropping chips down a grid. Whoever can make a row of four connecting chips either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins the game. Like with Perfection and many other board games, it has received ports to many video game consoles.
Tompa, Alyosha, and Winslinator collaborate to complete a game in "Normal Game" difficulty as fast as possible, manipulating the AI to think faster so the game can be ended quicker.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Connect Four
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
Three-in-One Pack - Connect Four + Perfection + Trouble (USA).gba
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk 2.0.2

[Console-verified]

GBA Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge "all puzzles" by Walgrey in 05:45.99

Published on 11/14/2022
Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge is a licensed chess game with a few extra features. In addition to a mode where you just play a quick game of chess, there's also a tournament mode that basically serves as the campaign mode and a Puzzles mode where you have to put the opponent in checkmate under a specific layout and with specific restrictions.
In this run, Walgrey plays Puzzle mode and completes all 30 puzzles in record time.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
Dexter's Laboratory: Chess Challenge
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
Dexter's Laboratory - Chess Challenge (USA).gba
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

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GBA Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo by Odongdong & Alyosha in 17:40.05

Published on 6/7/2024
Finding Nemo is a licensed game that is based on the animated Pixar movie of the same name. It generally follows the plot of the movie beat for beat with certain scenes turned into much longer levels for the sake of the game. Unlike the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions of the game, you unfortunately do not get to play as Dory.
While it may not look like much of an improvement when compared to the previous run, this TAS from Odongdong and Alyosha actually saves nearly 20 seconds of game time when taking the boot screen and emulation differences into account. This is thanks to the usage of new strategies that have been discovered by real-time speedrunners ever since the previous TAS was last published.
You can watch this run being played back on a real console here.
Obsoletes:
GBA Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo by Odongdong in 17:47.83
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Game:
Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Finding Nemo (USA, Europe).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.1.2

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GBA DK: King of Swing by g0goTBC in 17:34.47

Published on 1/22/2020
DK: King of Swing is a Donkey Kong spin-off game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance. The Kongs are planning a competition to see who's the best in the jungle! Just before it begins, K. Rool steals all the medals for the tournament! DK must hunt down K. Rool and get back those stolen medals for the tournament!
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GBA DK: King of Swing by PiePusher11 in 18:32.55
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Game:
DK: King of Swing
Genres:
Puzzle
Game Version:
DK - King of Swing (USA, Australia).gba
Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.2

[Console-verified] [Has commentary]

GBA DK: King of Swing "200%+" by g0goTBC in 1:16:08.11

Published on 3/13/2020
DK: King of Swing is a Donkey Kong spin-off game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance. The Kongs are planning a competition to see who's the best in the jungle! Just before it begins, K. Rool steals all the medals for the tournament! DK must hunt down K. Rool and get back those stolen medals for the tournament!
The complete definition of the '200%+" goal is defined in the submission text.
Note: this run has been commentated by its author, you can watch here.
Watch a resync of this run being played back on a real console.
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Game:
DK: King of Swing
Genres:
Puzzle
Game Version:
DK - King of Swing (USA, Australia).gba
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Uses a level password
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.2

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GBA DK: King of Swing "Diddy mode" by g0goTBC in 16:38.79

Published on 11/10/2020
DK: King of Swing is a Donkey Kong spin-off game developed by Paon and published by Nintendo in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance. The Kongs are planning a competition to see who's the best in the jungle! Just before it begins, K. Rool steals all the medals for the tournament! DK must hunt down K. Rool and get back those stolen medals for the tournament!
g0goTBC beats the game with Diddy Kong who features some gameplay differences, making the game harder than with Donkey Kong and showing different strategies. This movie is a 00:39.88 second improvement over the previous record by PiePusher11.
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Obsoletes:
GBA DK: King of Swing "Diddy Mode" by PiePusher11 in 17:18.67
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Game:
DK: King of Swing
Genres:
Puzzle
Game Version:
DK - King of Swing (USA, Australia).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Second quest/Post game-completion
Starts from a saved state or SRAM
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.2

[Console-verified]

GBA Donkey Kong Country "101%" by Avanor_ in 1:25:57.64

Published on 7/15/2017
This game is a 2003 port of the original Donkey Kong Country for SNES. This version has increased brightness, at the cost of contrast and colour saturation, to make the game easier to see on an unlit LCD screen, some new features, including new minigames, hidden pictures, a Time Trial mode, and multiplayer games.
In order to achieve 101%, you need to play and beat every stage, find all bonus-rooms (only finding them is required, beating is not) and find all 52 cameras to fill the scrapbook. One camera requires you to collect the KONG-letters in every stage.
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Game:
Donkey Kong Country
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
100% completion
Uses warps
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.12.2

[Console-verified]

GBA Feline by Alyosha in 02:29.34

Published on 4/3/2024
Feline is a homebrew platformer for the Game Boy Advance that was created for the GBA Game Jam 2021. You play as a black cat that's on an adventure, going to various places ranging from up in the sky to below the ground. There are strange things in the world this cat inhabits, some plain weird and some outright hostile, sometimes even both! However, this cat has no fear and braves their way through everything thrown at them.
In this run, Alyosha improves on his previous run by 20 frames thanks to more optimized movements.
You can get the game here.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Feline by Alyosha in 02:29.71
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Game:
Feline
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
feline.gba
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk 2.1.1

[Console-verified]

GBA Fire Emblem by Rolanmen1 & Nitrodon in 1:25:02.90

Published on 9/12/2011
Fire Emblem is the seventh game in the series of strategy RPGs, and the first to be given a release outside Japan. When Eliwood discovers his father is missing, he sets out to find him, but what he discovers is far more amazing and terrifying than he ever imagined.
With carefully planned strategy, the runners complete this game in a timely manner, knocking off the entirety of the first modes available in a mere 140 turns.
Note: You can watch a version with animations turned on here.
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Game:
Fire Emblem
Genres:
RPG
Strategy
Tags:
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr 1.7.2 v22
Additional Downloads:
(Battle animations varient)

[Console-verified]

GBA Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones by Vykan12 in 1:08:51.20

Published on 7/17/2011
The Fire Emblem series is popular for its tactical-role-playing element. This is the eighth installment of the series, usually taking many hours to finish and hundreds of turns.
In this playthrough, Vykan12 takes the game one step further, playing on the hardest setting - this takes a couple of minutes longer than the previous version, but reduces the turn count to a mere 93 turns.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones by cheetah 7071 in 1:06:48.93
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Game:
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Genres:
RPG
Strategy
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
 High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v23.5

[Console-verified]

GBA Ice Age by NinjaCocktail in 19:34.60

Published on 2/18/2023
Ice Age for the GBA is a licensed game based on the animated movie of the same name. It's a platformer that superficially appears to follow the plot of the movie, where prehistoric animals Manny, Sid, and Diego work together to bring a human baby back to his tribe. There are also some gameplay mechanics, such as the ability to throw giant nuts, that certainly have no basis in the movie.
In this run, NinjaCocktail completes the game and gets congratulated in Comic Sans as fast as possible.
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Game:
Ice Age
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Ice Age (USA) (En,Fr,Es).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GBA Ice Age "100%" by NinjaCocktail in 21:49.97

Published on 9/27/2023
Ice Age for the GBA is a licensed game based on the animated movie of the same name. It's a platformer that superficially appears to follow the plot of the movie, where prehistoric animals Manny, Sid, and Diego work together to bring a human baby back to his tribe. There are also some gameplay mechanics, such as the ability to throw giant nuts, that certainly have no basis in the movie.
In this run, NinjaCocktail completes all the levels in the game, including the bonus levels, and gets congratulated in Comic Sans once again as fast as possible.
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Game:
Ice Age
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Ice Age (USA) (En,Fr,Es).gba
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GBA Madagascar by CoolKirby, YoungJ1997lol, Alyosha & SuperSqank in 27:56.75

Published on 6/16/2024
Based on the animated film from DreamWorks, Madagascar follows Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria as they attempt to stop Marty from leaving New York's Central Park Zoo and accidentally wind up in Madagascar. As the game progresses, the animals develop new skills to help them explore the island, such as the stealth crawl, the sneeze jump, and the claw climb.
The game also features the ability to switch between up to four characters at any time. This enables a host of new routes and tricks like rapidly switching characters to prevent damage knockback and enable a triple jump.
In this run, CoolKirby, YoungJ1997lol, Alyosha, and SuperSqank utilize these tricks to speed through the movie's plot while saving more than 00:15.55 from the previous movie, although the time saves are likely larger when factoring out emulation differences.
This movie has been console verified, which you can watch here.
We also have a run of the console versions of Madagascar which you can find here.
Obsoletes:
GBA Madagascar by CoolKirby & YoungJ1997lol in 28:12.30
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Game:
Madagascar
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Madagascar (USA).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.1.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Madagascar: Operation Penguin by Alyosha & FriiedPorkchop in 31:43.04

Published on 6/16/2024
Madagascar: Operation Penguin is a licensed video game spin-off of the animated movie Madagascar. Despite what the name would have you believe, it predates The Penguins of Madagascar series by three years. This game focuses on the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico and they hatch a plan to escape from the New York zoo they're in and with the help of a few other animals. As this game was only released a couple months after the first Madagascar video game for the Game Boy Advance, it reuses a good number of assets and mechanics and essentially plays just like the previous game.
In this run, Alyosha and FriiedPorkchop work together to delve into a action-packed side-story the original cartoon didn't focus on until later and reach Madagascar in record time.
Watch a video of this run replayed on an actual console here.
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Game:
Madagascar: Operation Penguin
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Madagascar - Operation Penguin (USA)
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.1.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Men in Black: The Series by Alyosha in 14:09.89

Published on 2/10/2024
Men in Black: The Series is a GBA game based on the animated series, which was based on the movie, which was based on the original comics. In it, you play either as Agent J or Agent K, in which the player much fight various different alien species in 6 levels in total.
Alyosha runs through the game in record time
This run has been console verified, which you can watch here.
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Game:
Men in Black: The Series
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Men in Black - The Series (USA).gba
Tags:
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.0.2

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid Fusion by Reseren in 1:12:19.31

Published on 2/25/2021
Rather than being able to explore the world freely and sequence break to her heart's content, Samus is at the mercy of a computer's will. As a result this game is very linear with virtually no chance to collect items out of order.
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GBA Metroid Fusion "0%" by Dragonfangs in 1:13:26.73
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Game:
Metroid Fusion
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Takes intentional damage
Forgoes major skip glitch
Forgoes save data corruption
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid Fusion "100%" by Reseren in 1:34:43.23

Published on 11/26/2021
After a major surgery, Samus' Power Suit has been reduced in appearance. To compensate, she decides to arm herself to the teeth with 250 missiles and more power bombs than she really needs. It's her favorite thing to do when sequence breaking isn't as feasible.
Reseren collects all 100 capacity increasing items for Samus' health, missiles and power bombs. The abilities recovered from the Core-X are not part of this number.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Metroid Fusion "100%" by BioSpark in 1:35:19.30
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Game:
Metroid Fusion
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid Fusion "save glitch" by Reseren in 49:14.60

Published on 2/23/2024
Metroid Fusion is the 4th installment in the Metroid series of games (not counting the Prime games) released in 2002 as the sequel to Super Metroid.
Samus encounters a dangerous virus known as X, in which it can completely take over a living organism and mutate it. Samus after being infected has her power-suit surgically removed and is given a vaccine made from the cells from the baby Metroid she saved back on planet SR388. This makes her immune to the X virus, but something goes wrong at BSL station where parts of her powersuit were sent for examination. Samus, now with Metroid DNA, goes off to investigate the situation at BSL station.
This run by Reseren makes use of a save corruption glitch that puts Samus right before the end of the game.
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Game:
Metroid Fusion
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Metroid Fusion
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Final boss skip glitch
Corrupts save data
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid: Deep Freeze "100%" by Mandatoby in 12:37.69

Published on 4/14/2023
Metroid: Deep Freeze is a ROM hack of Zero Mission with some gameplay adjustments in a completely new environment. This run by Mandatoby completes the game with 100% item collection, at least as far as the end-of-game display is concerned.
Reading the submission text for more information is recommended.
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Game:
Metroid: Deep Freeze
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Hack
Game Version:
Deep Freeze 1.4
Tags:
100% completion
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.13.0

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid: Scrolls 6 "100%" by Mikewillplays in 32:48.69

Published on 4/1/2024
Metroid: Scrolls 6 is a rom hack of Metroid: Zero Mission. Created for the 2018 Berserker Contest. The levels are completely new, as well as a changed soundtrack. The plot goes that Samus is bored and wants to kill a dragon, and discovers one might be nearby in a realm she finds.
Mikewillplays slays the dragon and collects 100% of the items in record time.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Metroid: Scrolls 6 "100%" by Mikewillplays in 33:59.73
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Game:
Metroid: Scrolls 6
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Hack
Game Version:
Metroid: Scrolls 6 (1.1)
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
Bizhawk 2.9.1

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid: Spooky Mission "100%" by Mikewillplays in 23:26.12

Published on 12/2/2023
Metroid: Spooky Mission is a short ROM Hack of Metroid: Zero Mission that is themed around Halloween and is the winner of Metroid Construction's 2017 Fall Contest. All of the levels are entirely new and most of the graphics have been replaced with either original ones or graphics inspired by games like Super Mario World and the GBA Castlevania games. It also has a few tweaks to the original gameplay like the addition of a tractor beam power up from the Metroid Prime series.
Mikewillplays in this run goes for 100% completion, collecting all of the items and spooks in record time.
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Game:
Metroid: Spooky Mission
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Hack
Game Version:
Spooky Mission 1.2.1.gba
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid: Zero Mission "Low%" by Cpadolf in 34:42.27

Published on 4/3/2012
Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of Metroid with new plot twists and updated gameplay.
This run aims to complete the game as quickly as possible while collecting as few items as possible. This changes the gameplay, requiring more careful ammo management and new solutions to complete certain areas without powerups. Reading the author's comments is recommended.
The in-game clear time is 0:23:48. The item collection rate is 9%.
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Game:
Metroid: Zero Mission
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Tags:
Low% completion
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v24m svn r422

[Console-verified]

GBA Metroid: Zero Mission by Dragonfangs in 32:08.09

Published on 7/14/2016
Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of the original Metroid's story with a couple of new plot twists and updated gameplay.
This movie improves on the previous attempt by the same author by 28 in-game seconds and 34 seconds of real time. The time saved comes from more optimized movements and a few minor tricks, but mainly from a greater understanding of RNG in the game.
The in-game clear time is 0:20:59. The item collection rate is 20%.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Metroid: Zero Mission by Dragonfangs in 32:33.43
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Game:
Metroid: Zero Mission
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v24 svn461

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GBA Metroid: Zero Mission "100%" by Dragonfangs in 1:01:13.92

GBA TAS of 2019
Published on 7/24/2019
Samus's first adventure is retold in Metroid: Zero Mission with extra storyline, extra items and on a system with a better graphics processor. This run completes the game with 100% item collection, at least as far as the end-of-game display is concerned.
This run is an improvement over Dragonfangs's previous work. It saves about 4 seconds of In-Game time, but uses a new route that removes lots of door transitions, saving about 20 seconds of real time. The previous run used VisualBoyAdvance that runs this game inaccurately fast compared to BizHawk (mGBA core) used here, which is why the movie time appears longer.
There is also an alternate YouTube stream featuring audio commentary by the author as well as members of the speedrunning community.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Metroid: Zero Mission "100%" by Dragonfangs in 1:00:46.28
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Game:
Metroid: Zero Mission
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Platformer
Game Version:
Metroid - Zero Mission (USA).gba
Tags:
100% completion
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.2.2

[Console-verified]

GBA Original Memory Game "20 Cards" by Sam_Underscore & Spikestuff in 00:19.86

Published on 5/27/2024
Original Memory Game is the name of the Milton Bradley version of the classic card matching memory game. It was adapted into many formats, including as part of a three pack Game Boy Advance multicart that included Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders. The game is simple: with a set of cards face down, you flip over cards to find matching pairs.
Sam_Underscore and Spikestuff combine their efforts to beat a single game of the Original Memory Game as fast as possible, with some RNG manipulation done to produce a card layout that requires the least amount of cursor movements to solve.
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Game:
Original Memory Game
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
3 Game Pack! - Candy Land + Chutes and Ladders + Original Memory Game (USA).gba
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Single level
Uses easiest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
Bizhawk 2.9

[Console-verified]

GBA Perfection by ShesChardcore in 00:18.20

Published on 10/21/2022
Perfection is a board game where you have to fit a number of different shaped pieces into a board under a time limit. Run out of time and all of the pieces pop out of the board. The game has received video game adaptations to a number of systems.
In this run, ShesChardcore completes a single game of Perfection on the Game Boy Advance in record time.
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Game:
Perfection
Genres:
Board
Game Version:
Three-in-One Pack - Connect Four + Perfection + Trouble (USA).gba
Tags:
Single level
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

[Console-verified]

GBA Powerpig by Darkman425 & Alyosha in 04:30.19

Published on 7/16/2023
Powerpig is a homebrew GBA platforming game developed by Genecyst for the NeoFlash compo 2013. One day, Powerpig is approached by his ghost grandpig who gives him a gravity gun, and that he can use it however he wants. So he used it accordingly.
Darkman425 and Alyosha improve the previous movie by 52.76 seconds, thanks to a glitch where the next level starts immediately if the previous level was finished at a specific point.
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Obsoletes:
GBA Powerpig by Darkman425 in 05:22.95
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Game:
Powerpig
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
powerpig.gba
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v1.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Rayman Advance by got4n & Alyosha in 1:15:07.00

Published on 5/15/2024
When a villain known only as Mr. Dark appears, trouble brews in Rayman's world. Mr. Dark captures the Toons - the source of light - and Rayman's friends. Without the light, evil creatures begin to roam, making the world unsafe for everyone. It's up to you, as Rayman, to free your friends and put an end to Mr. Dark's dastardly schemes!
Rayman Advance is a side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period of time. He can also attack by throwing his fists, or winding up his fists for a more powerful punch. He can occasionally find special powerups that grant him unlimited flying power, giving him the ability to navigate through tricky mazes.
Aside from the platforming action, the other notable feature of Rayman Advance is its large, detailed and vibrant graphics, which have helped it to stand out from most other similar games in the genre.
This is an improvement of over 01:14.97, although the time save may be larger when factoring in emulation differences.
This TAS has been console verified, which you can watch the replay of it here.
Obsoletes:
GBA Rayman Advance by got4n in 1:16:19.97
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Game:
Rayman Advance
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Rayman Advance (U) (M5) [!].gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk 2.1.1

[Console-verified]

GBA Shoot for the Moon by arandomgameTASer in 00:39.95

Published on 4/23/2024
Shoot for the Moon is a homebrew platformer for the Game Boy Advance that was created as part of a university student's final project. You follow the short space-hopping journey of Yerba, a anthropomorphic rabbit that's traveling to the moon. Along the way, Yerba gets contacted Lo, an old friend who goes way back with him. Follow the two and learn the more about the relationship between them and how it came to be.
arandomgameTASer here eskews any sort of storytelling the game could have shown in favor of zipping across the screen with an edge dashing glitch, which allows him to clip through invisible walls and corners, and beating the game in record time.
You can play the game here.
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Game:
Shoot for the Moon
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
ShootForTheMoon.gba
Tags:
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9

[Console-verified]

GBA Shrek 2 by RetroEdit in 21:15.53

Published on 8/3/2023
Shrek 2 is a GBA platforming game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. It loosely follows the plot of the movie. Shrek is meeting the parents of Princess Fiona and wants to get the blessing from her father. The game features several levels in which the player must control more than one character to solve puzzles, in a similar vein to The Lost Vikings on SNES and Genesis.
Watch as RetroEdit completes each level and multi-character level, controlling all characters with the same inputs in record time.
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Game:
Shrek 2
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Shrek 2 (U) (M5) [!]
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1
Additional Downloads:
(Extended Input for Encoding)

[Console-verified]

GBA Snood "Puzzle" by g0goTBC & Alyosha in 04:52.46

Published on 7/4/2024
Snood is a puzzle game that was first developed for Mac OS in 1996 and was later ported to other platforms such as Microsoft Windows, the Game Boy Advance, and iOS. It is very similar to Puzzle Bobble, where the objective is to clear a board full of different-colored orbs by shooting at them with more orbs. If three orbs of the same color are connected by the shot, they are cleared from the board. Power-ups cab be collected and chain matches can be done to clear the board even faster.
Alyosha improves upon g0goTBC's "Puzzle" run by 00:06.71 seconds.
There is also a run of the game's "Time Attack!" mode for those interested.
This run has been console verified which you can see the footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ucr0TGUFXM
Obsoletes:
GBA Snood "Puzzle" by g0goTBC in 04:59.18
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Game:
Snood
Genres:
Puzzle
Game Version:
Snood (USA).gba
Tags:
Heavy luck manipulation
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.1.3

[Console-verified]

GBA Sonic Advance "Tails, no Ultraspindash" by GoddessMaria in 13:33.54

Published on 9/11/2015
Sonic Advance was Sonic the Hedgehog's first appearance on a portable Nintendo console, and he brought all his friends with him.
In this run, Tails shows what he's capable of and sets off to defeat Dr. Eggman once again. He aims to do so as fast as possible without using the game-destroying glitch featured in this run as Sonic.
If you want to see more Sonic Advance runs, check out the run as Knuckles, Amy and an alternate run as Sonic where the aforementioned glitch is not used.
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Game:
Sonic Advance
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Demonstration
Takes intentional damage
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr v22

[Console-verified]

GBA Sonic Advance "Knuckles, No Ultraspindash" by GoddessMaria in 13:13.34

Published on 11/29/2023
Sonic Advance was Sonic the Hedgehog's first appearance on a portable Nintendo console, and he brought all his friends with him.
This run proves that Knuckles the Echidna is up to the task of zipping through levels at warp speed and defeating Dr. Eggman yet again. Don't blink! In this movie, the author doesn't take advantage of the game-destroying spindash glitch featured in this run as Sonic.
While it may seem that it's only 0.57 seconds faster than the previous movie due to more accurate emulation, it is in fact faster by 7.32 seconds in in-game time. Please read the author's comments for more details.
Watch this run being played back on a real console.
Obsoletes:
GBA Sonic Advance "Knuckles, no Ultraspindash" by GoddessMaria in 13:14.31
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Game:
Sonic Advance
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Sonic Advance (USA) (En,Ja).gba
Tags:
Aims for in-game time instead of real-time
Uses a suboptimal character
Uses intentional deaths
Takes intentional damage
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk 2.0.2

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GBA Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 "warps" by EZGames69, GoddessMaria in 11:07.65

Published on 7/22/2020
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is an enhanced remake of the Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros. 3, and is based on the remake found in Super Mario All-Stars for the Super NES.
It contains several enhancements, including the addition of Mario and Luigi's voices by Charles Martinet, a multiplayer mode based on the original arcade game Mario Bros and the ability to scan e-Cards, utilizing two Game Boy Advances, the e-Reader, and a copy of Super Mario Advance 4. Once a card is scanned, it adds certain content to the game.
EZGames69 and GoddessMaria use warp whistles to beat the game in record time.
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Game:
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Genres:
Platformer
Tags:
Uses warps
Video Downloads:
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Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.4.2

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GBA Super Mario: The Last GBA Quest by dekutony in 12:55.30

Published on 5/16/2023
Super Mario: The Last GBA Quest is a homebrew platforming fan game that was heavily inspired by Super Mario Land. It borrows a number of elements from that game such as the Superball powerup and various enemies such as the Flies, Dragonzamasus, and King Totomesus while keeping around other Mario staples such as Shy Guys. Instead of saving Daisy, Mario has to save his usual damsel in distress Peach from a mysterious enemy.
In this run, dekutony completes all eight levels of the game in record time, the eighth level requiring special red coins found throughout the previous seven levels in order to access.
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Game:
Super Mario: The Last GBA Quest
Genres:
Platformer
Fangame
Homebrew
Game Version:
Last_Quest.gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9

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GBA Super Monkey Ball Jr. "Beginner" by Alyosha in 02:35.41

Published on 3/2/2024
Super Monkey Ball Jr. is a spinoff of the platforming game series Super Monkey Ball to the Game Boy Advance. It features 3D graphics mixed with 2D sprites in a third-person view, an uncommon sight to be found in a Game Boy Advance game. As with the other games in the Super Monkey Ball series, the objective is to guide one of four selectable monkeys inside their own capsule spheres to the exit by tilting the entire level.
Alyosha in this run decides to play the "Beginner" set of stages and completes them all as fast as possible.
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Game:
Super Monkey Ball Jr.
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Super Monkey Ball Jr. (USA).gba
Tags:
Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs
Uses warps
Uses easiest difficulty
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk 2.1.0
Additional Downloads:
(Extended Credits Level Input)

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GBA Sushi the Cat by Cephla & Technickle in 01:18.22

Published on 12/24/2022
Sushi the Cat is a homebrew platformer for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS that took part of a NEO Flash homebrew competition. In this game, you play as a cat that's just strolling across the city, collecting stars and avoiding enemies like huge birds and bouncing balls with eyes. At the end, you fight a giant rat that attacks you with blocks of cheese.
Cephla and Technickle collaborate for this run to beat the game in record time.
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Game:
Sushi the Cat
Genres:
Platformer
Homebrew
Game Version:
sushi.gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

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GBA The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock by Alyosha in 11:55.48

Published on 11/28/2023
The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock is a licensed platforming game that is based off the classic cartoon The Flintstones. The plot revolves around the kidnapping of Barney Rubble by the mad scientist, Dr. Sinister, who wants revenge against Fred Flintstone for thwarting him in the past. Fred must now go on a short adventure to rescue Barney with the help of his friends along the way.
Alyosha here has Fred go through some immense pain in order to beat the game and rescue Barney in record time.
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Game:
The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock
Genres:
Platformer
Game Version:
Flintstones, The - Big Trouble in Bedrock (USA).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.0.2

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GBA Turok: Evolution by hejops & Alyosha in 18:13.06

Published on 5/29/2024
Turok: Evolution for the Game Boy Advance is a side scrolling 2D shooter video game released in 2002.
In this prequel to the previous Turok games, you are Tal'Set, the saviour of natives of the River Village in the Lost Lands, who must confront the evil Lord Tyrannus, leader of the reptilian hordes. Tyrannus is bent on a "Holy Mission" to purify the Lost Land through slaughter and misery.
During the fight with your nemesis Captain Tobias Bruckner in 1886 Texas, you were injured and sucked in to the Lost Lands. After recovering in the village, you discover that Tyrannus appoints a new general to his armies – Bruckner. So you begin the war in a land of lush jungles, suspended cities, mysterious temples, reptile armies, and towering dinosaurs.
This movie is about 00:31.76 seconds faster than the previous attempt, thanks to better optimization and routing.
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GBA Turok: Evolution by hejops in 18:44.83
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Game:
Turok: Evolution
Genres:
Platformer
Shooter
Game Version:
Turok: Evolution
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
GBAHawk v2.1.2

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GBA Wario Land 4 "Hard" by andymac in 40:04.88

Published on 2/16/2011
Arguably better known these days for the WarioWare series, our anti-hero Wario started off as the villain in Super Mario Land 2 before starring in his own series of platformers of which this is the fifth (everyone forgets Virtual Boy Wario Land).
Through strategic use of save-and-restore and a glitch allowing rapid diagonal movement and zipping, Wario gets away with all the loot in this Hard mode run (the hardest difficulty available from the outset) 22:30.68 faster than before.
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GBA Wario Land 4 "Hard" by josh l. in 1:02:35.57
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Game:
Wario Land 4
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
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Emulator Replay:
VBA-rr

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GBA Wario Land 4 "Normal" by Reseren in 35:51.82

Published on 2/18/2023
Arguably better known these days for the WarioWare series, our anti-hero Wario started off as the villain in Super Mario Land 2 before starring in his own series of platformers of which this is the fifth (everyone forgets Virtual Boy Wario Land).
Through strategic use of save-and-restore and a glitch allowing rapid diagonal movement and zipping, Wario gets away with all the loot in this normal mode run by Reseren, which features different routing compared to Hard mode.
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GBA Wario Land 4 "Normal" by JuanValdez in 1:02:21.45
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Game:
Wario Land 4
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Wario Land 4 (USA, Europe).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3

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GBA Wario Land 4 "S-Hard" by Reseren in 39:20.97

Published on 6/12/2023
Arguably better known these days for the WarioWare series, our anti-hero Wario started off as the villain in Super Mario Land 2 before starring in his own series of platformers of which this is the fifth (everyone forgets Virtual Boy Wario Land).
Through strategic use of save-and-restore and a glitch allowing rapid diagonal movement and zipping, Wario gets away with all the loot in this S-Hard mode run by Reseren, which is a difficulty mode that's unlocked after beating the game on Hard mode. S-Hard significantly increases the difficulty in comparison to hard mode, by forcing Wario to start each level with one heart, changing the locations of the chests, as well as reducing the time you have from the frog switches (some levels even changing where you activate them).
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Game:
Wario Land 4
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Wario Land 4 (USA, Europe).gba
Tags:
Best ending
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Uses hardest difficulty
Starts from a saved state or SRAM
Video Downloads:
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Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3
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(Verification movie)

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GBA Wario Land 4 "Hard, all CD chests" by Aut0, Reseren & andymac in 42:17.66

Published on 8/10/2023
Arguably better known these days for the WarioWare series, our anti-hero Wario started off as the villain in Super Mario Land 2 before starring in his own series of platformers of which this is the fifth (everyone forgets Virtual Boy Wario Land).
Through strategic use of save-and-restore and a glitch allowing rapid diagonal movement and zipping, Wario gets away with all the loot in this Hard mode run by Aut0, Reseren and andymac, this time also collecting all the CDs in the process.
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Game:
Wario Land 4
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Wario Land 4 (USA, Europe).gba
Tags:
Best ending
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Heavy glitch abuse
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.9.1

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GBA Wario Land 4 "zipless" by Reseren in 40:17.60

Published on 4/2/2024
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Game:
Wario Land 4
Genres:
Action
Platformer
Game Version:
Wario Land 4 (USA, Europe).gba
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses a game restart sequence
Forgoes time-saving glitches
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.3

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GBC 007: The World Is Not Enough by Alyosha in 36:54.46

Published on 9/26/2021
007: The World is Not Enough is based off of the 1999 James Bond film of the same name. In it, Pierce Brosnan's Bond must investigate the murder of a British oil tycoon and attacks on his new pipeline, which leads to a larger sinister plot requiring gunplay and frequent flier miles to diffuse.
The GBC port is most well known for appearing in GBC emulator issue trackers for its non-standard use of the window. It also pans the music to the left ear and the sound effects to the right ear for some reason.
Alyosha completes the game in record time.
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Game:
007: The World Is Not Enough
Genres:
Action
Game Version:
007 - The World Is Not Enough (USA, Europe).gbc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.6.2

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GBC Action Man: Search for Base X by Noxxa in 23:08.54

Published on 8/20/2013
Alex "Action Man" Mann makes a stop over onto the Game Boy Color where once again he must stop the world from falling into the clutches of the evil Dr. X. The player takes control of Action Man as he travels through seven different levels ranging from jungles to the Arctic, battling a sizable army of robots with a variety of weapons and battle suits in search of Base X and stopping Dr. X from launching a terrifying new weapon that could very well bring an end to the world.
The game is a standard side-scrolling action platformer where the player advances through the levels by shooting at enemies and jumping over obstacles. Along the way, Action Man can find new items and suits which allow him to discover alternate routes, new levels, and even more items.
In this TAS, Noxxa runs and jumps through the game, carefully choosing items and paths and using a few tricks to finish the game as fast as possible.
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Game:
Action Man: Search for Base X
Genres:
Platformer
Shooter
Game Version:
Action Man - Search for Base X (USA, Europe).gbc
Tags:
Takes intentional damage
Uses hardest difficulty
Video Downloads:
High Quality MKV
 High Quality MKV
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 1.4.1

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GBC Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3 by Alyosha & Brandon in 1:32:43.45

Published on 3/26/2023
Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3, initially released in Japan as Soreyuke!! Kid: Go! Go! Kid (それゆけ！！ キッド Go! Go! Kid), is the sequel to The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 and one of many games in Kemco's Crazy Castle series. As with the other games in the series, the goal of game is complete each level by collecting all the keys necessary to progress to the next level. Enemies in the form of clones of various Looney Tunes characters threaten Bugs Bunny and require special items to combat them or other ways of getting around them.
Alyosha and Brandon both collaborate to complete every level of the game and reward Bugs with Lola Bunny from Space Jam in record time. We also have a run of the first Bugs Bunny game in the series.
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Game:
Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3
Genres:
Action
Puzzle
Game Version:
Bugs Bunny - Crazy Castle 3 (U) [C][!].gbc
Video Downloads:
Compatibility MP4
Emulator Replay:
BizHawk 2.8

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